The Civil Aviation Authority (, , AACM) is the
civil aviation authority of
Macau
Macau or Macao is a special administrative regions of China, special administrative region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). With a population of about people and a land area of , it is the most List of countries and dependencies by p ...
. It is responsible for controlling and regulating the air traffic and airspace within Macau.
Its head office is on the 18th floor of the Cheng Feng Commercial Centre in
Sé.
The AACM is an agency under the
Secretariat for Transport and Public Works. It was formally created in 1991 to replace the
Macau International Airport Office that had been established in 1987. Some of the roles of the Airport Office was taken over by the
CAM-Macau International Airport Company Limited.
The AACM is headed by a president who reports to the general committee (as a member) and the administrative committee (as the head). , Simon Chan Weng Hong is the president of the AACM.
Like its
Hong Kong counterpart, the AACM is independent from the
Civil Aviation Administration of China
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC; ) is the civil aviation authority of the People's Republic of China, under the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China, Ministry of Transport. It oversees civil aviation and inv ...
. The AACM controls the airspace within
Macau
Macau or Macao is a special administrative regions of China, special administrative region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). With a population of about people and a land area of , it is the most List of countries and dependencies by p ...
. It also investigates aviation accidents and incidents.
See also
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Civil Aviation Department (Hong Kong)
References
External links
Official websiteOfficial websiteOfficial website
{{Aviation accident organisations
1991 establishments in Macau
Macau
Macau or Macao is a special administrative regions of China, special administrative region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). With a population of about people and a land area of , it is the most List of countries and dependencies by p ...
Government departments and agencies of Macau
Aviation in Macau
Government agencies established in 1991
Organizations investigating aviation accidents and incidents
Civil aviation in China
Transport organizations based in China